California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 17km SE of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 17km SE of Buttonwillow, CA on Sat, Aug 2, 1969, 5:28 AM GMT-7 (12:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9km SW of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-08-02 12:28:53 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.292° N, 119.339° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.39km SW of Arvin, CA · 20872 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.217km NE of Taft, CA · 20857 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20844 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.823km S of Bodfish, CA · 20834 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.724km SE of Cholame, CA · 20832 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.67km W of Grapevine, CA · 20825 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.75km S of Lamont, CA · 20825 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.717km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 20824 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.015km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 20824 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.617km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 20824 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.76km E of Shafter, CA · 20886 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 20887 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.324km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20889 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.48km N of Rosedale, CA · 20892 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.425km S of Bodfish, CA · 20894 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20898 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.212km SE of Bodfish, CA · 20899 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.713km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 20902 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.59km NW of Kernville, CA · 20907 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327144. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.